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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 166 (Friday, August 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53474-53475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21932]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10320]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS.

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing 
the following summary of proposed collections for public comment. 
Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden 
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility 
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of 
the Agency's function; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology to minimize the information 
collection burden.
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a previously 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Health Care 
Reform Insurance Web Portal Requirements 45 CFR part 159; Use: In 
accordance with sections 1103 and 10102 of the Affordable Care Act, the 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services created a Web site called 
healthcare.gov to meet these and other provisions of the law, and data 
collection was conducted for six months based upon an emergency 
information collection request. The interim final rule published on May 
5, 2010 served as the emergency Federal Register Notice for the prior 
Information Collection Request (ICR). The Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) reviewed this ICR under emergency processing and approved 
the ICR on April 30, 2010. CMS will be submitting a revised ICR to OMB 
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995. The proposed information collection is published to obtain 
comments from the public and affected agencies.
    This information collection is mandated by sections 1103 and 10102 
of the Affordable Care Act. Once all of the information is collected 
from insurance

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issuers of major medical health insurance hereon referred to as 
issuers, it will be processed for display at http://www.healthcare.gov. 
The information that is provided will help the general public make 
educated decisions about private health care insurance options. In the 
event that an issuer has enhanced or modified its existing plans, 
created new plans, or deactivated plans, the organization would be 
required to update the information in the Web portal. States are high 
risk pool administrators are asked to update information annually. Form 
Number: CMS-10320 (OMB: 0938-1086); Frequency: Reporting--
Annually/Quarterly; Affected Public: Business or other for-profits and 
States; Number of Respondents: 700; Total Annual Responses: 13,050; 
Total Annual Hours: 86,100. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Beth Liu at 301-492-4268. For all other issues call 
410-786-1326.)
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS Web 
Site address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995, or 
E-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, 
and CMS document identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the 
Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326.
    To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the 
proposed information collections must be received by the OMB desk 
officer at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on September 26, 
2011.

OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk 
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, E-mail: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.

    Dated: August 23, 2011.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Division B, Office of 
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-21932 Filed 8-25-11; 8:45 am]
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